Word information
Simplified普通鸬鹚
Traditional普通鸕鶿
Pinyinpǔ tōng lú cí
Part of speechDictionary
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HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
普通鸬鹚
pǔ tōng lú cí · (bird species of China) great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)
Character breakdown
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交通jiāotōng
to be connected; traffic; transportation; communications; liaison
普遍pǔbiànuniversal; general; widespread; common
普通pǔtōngcommon; ordinary; general; average
普通话pǔtōnghuàMandarin (common language); Putonghua (common speech of the Chinese language); ordinary speech
通tōngto go through; to know well; (suffix) expert; to connect; to communicate; open; to clear; classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
通过tōngguòto pass through; to get through; to adopt (a resolution); to pass (legislation); to pass (a test); by means of; through; via